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by lajarre 3934 days ago
It's written:

> o4 c++++-+-+-+

> The above is a really obtuse and unnecessary way to represent an E (a.k.a. a C-sharp-sharp-sharp-sharp-flat-sharp-flat-sharp-flat-sharp) in Alda.

This is equivalent to c++++, c 4-sharps. This is NOT e, as far as I know.

See https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma_syntonique and how semi-tones are built.

I'm thus wondering how things are built behind the scenes..